ROUND THE WOULD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2194, 14 January 1886, Page 2

ROUND THE WOULD.

"I understand you .are a graduate at Vassal, Miss Lucy. Did you study English literature to, any extent ?" \ttjk mercy, yes, wo had Hogg for break™ Bacon for dinner, Lamb for tea, and' Lover in the evenings." Lieut Greely says there is a bolt in the Arctic regions where.there are sheop with the head and horns of the ox and the tail of the horse. Oil his next visit to that country he may discover horses with the head and horns of the ox and the tail of the sheep, It seems possible to-find almost anything in the Arctic regions, save the North Pole t

ProfesaorH. A. Strong continues 1 exhibit a keen interest in colonial affair He has recently contributed an article i the Pall Mall Gazette apropos of Lot Rosebory's suggestion that colonial pee: should be created, with seats in the Hou: of Lords. Professor Strong-" conside; that " linporial titles are not valued i Australia, except among squatters and'pr fessional men," and that colonists genoi ally would bo far more pleased to sc their representatives sitting" and voting i the Commons. He argues that th machinery for effecting . this purpose i ready to hand, since, the Agent-genera for-the time being may be suppused t fairly represent the whole colony b which, he. is accredited. He would, then | fore, have the principle recognised tlu an agent-general should; in virtue, of M office, have a seat in the. Imperial Jg liameut, Canada, perhaps, as a.uS i'dominion, bein? accorded a larger measur of representation than the differen Australian colonies. ■-.-■. Not only, thousands, perhaps .'.millions of fish were killed by the shock of exploa ion at Hell Gate, and many birds wer killed by the concussion in the air. Canon Parar asserts that ritualism i more popular now in England than it eve was, and. that its leanings towards th Church of Rome are especially marked. _An illustration in natural science was given in a store at Cofombus Junction lowa, recently. A lady catno into th store'and laid a' large bundle of cotton batting on the show-counter in th window in such a position that ,the sun 1 rays were focussed upon it. It was seei in timo toprevent .the spread of thi flames. .